A police officer consoles a woman laying floral tributes at the scene of the London Bridge terror attack

And with many feeling shaken in the wake of the latest attack, psychologist Emma Kenny says it’s normal to feel anxious – but that you may need to seek help if it’s dramatically affecting your day-to-day life.

She told the Sun Online: “It’s understandable people are frightened, and OK to feel anxious in the immediate aftermath of things like this. It can provoke an emotional reaction.

“It can make us vulnerable and want to hibernate away, just like an animal licking its wounds.